E39 M5 rims on E92 M3 Test. Thoughts?

FrozenE92M3 · 04-18-2021, 09:44 PM

Haven't seen if anyone tried this but I bought a set of genuine OEM E39 M5 wheels off a friend for extremely cheap and before flipping them I test fit them on the my E92 M3. Rear fits perfect with a 12mm spacer but the inside barrel on the front rim hits the caliper by a hair width. I think it looks awesome. Here are some pics.

Adriano917 · 04-18-2021, 10:52 PM

Those look nice!

E92_Emma3 · 04-20-2021, 05:56 PM

Agreed, looks really nice! Any pics with front n backs or were you not able to install fronts bc of caliper issue?

nrubenstein · 04-22-2021, 08:07 AM

Not for me.

GORDON.M3 · 04-22-2021, 01:00 PM

the rims themselves look amazing as an OE wheel, but on the E92 platform, it just looks dated. but I am slightly period-correct biased so it doesn't help when I see older generation wheels on a newer generation car vice-versa.

MilehighM3 · 04-22-2021, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GORDON.M3

the rims themselves look amazing as an OE wheel, but on the E92 platform, it just looks dated. but I am slightly period-correct biased so it doesn't help when I see older generation wheels on a newer generation car vice-versa.

Agreed. Plus E39s have the wrong hub size

spiderspider · 04-23-2021, 03:25 PM

Veto

SilverSlug · 04-23-2021, 04:20 PM

Hmm looks good. Can you post more photos?

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E92_Emma3 Private 16 Rep 59 Posts Drives: BMW E92 M3 6MT Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	Agreed, looks really nice! Any pics with front n backs or were you not able to install fronts bc of caliper issue?
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